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DE SB5
Bill
Status
3/11/2025
Primary Sponsor
Bryan Townsend
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AI Summary
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Proposes a constitutional amendment establishing a fundamental right to reproductive freedom, including decisions about prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, contraception, sterilization, abortion care, miscarriage management, and infertility care
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Prohibits the state from denying, burdening, or infringing upon an individual's right to reproductive freedom
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Permits state regulation of abortion care after fetal viability, but prohibits banning abortions deemed medically necessary to protect the pregnant individual's life or physical or mental health based on a treating health care professional's good-faith medical judgment
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Requires two-thirds approval from both houses of the General Assembly to pass, as mandated by Delaware's constitutional amendment process
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Serves as the first leg of the amendment process; must be passed again by the next General Assembly after the next general election to take effect
Legislative Description
An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article I Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To The Right To Reproductive Freedom.
Last Action
Assigned to Administration Committee in House
3/12/2025